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Infections of a worm that spreads through low security networks, memory sticks, and PCs without the latest security updates is "skyrocketing".

Microsoft

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Microsoft today has released Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7) to the general public, for use with the Windows XP operating system.

Microsoft

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Whitepaper detailing the Microsoft Windows Security Center

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Security researchers at Sunbelt Software have discovered an active malware attack against fully patched versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

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Rootkit attacks are becoming harder to remove because they are "residing deeper in the operating system", an antivirus firm warned today.

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Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier versions that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the...

Panda Software

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August has witnessed the same trend observed
over the last few months with regard to computer threats.

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The following is a list of the 25 of the best extensions for Firefox.

Microsoft

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The Network Diagnostics for Windows XP tool analyzes information about your network connectivity to help you troubleshoot network-related problems with your computer.

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Hackers may soon be pushing out ransomware packages so complex that they're beyond the decryption capabilities of the anti-virus industry, according to a study by Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky...

Microsoft

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Microsoft says virtually all of the 60 million PCs that failed WGA's validation are indeed violating licensing policy

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Security experts are warning of a new "widespread" phishing scheme that attempts to dupe users of Google's email service, Gmail, into offering account details in exchange for a bogus cash...

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Microsoft offer you a "test drive" so that you can see what Microsoft Office 2007 might look like when it finally goes on sale.

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The recent super-sophisticated phishing attack against online payment service PayPal was yet more proof that the inability of anti-virus and firewall tools to stop new threats is the worst-kept...

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The W32/Bagle-KL worm spreads as a Zip email attachment, encrypted with a password.

Symantec

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the Internet Keep Safe Coalition and Symantec Corp. announced the launch of a new, interactive tutorial designed to help educate parents about online security for children.

Microsoft

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Microsoft on Tuesday plans to launch the final version of its Windows Live Messenger software.

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Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. announced that it has launched a revolutionary free VoIP service under its global efonica brand.

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Microsoft confirmed that a new, undocumented flaw in its widely used Excel spreadsheet program was being used in an attack against an unnamed target.

Gwendolyn Mariano, newsfactor.com

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"The vulnerabilities disclosed by Microsoft this week have a very direct impact on consumers as the majority are client-side vulnerabilities," said Michael Sutton, director of VeriSign's...